A funeral service, to celebrate the life of Ella Mae Ewing, 70 of Newark, will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the Maple Avenue Christian Union Church, 552 Maple Ave., Newark, with Pastor Paul C. Martindale and Pastor Bryan K. Grove officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery.
Ella was born in McDermott, Ohio on March 7, 1940 to the late Granville and Anna Mae (Spriggs) Cooper. She went home to be with the Lord at her residence in Newark while surrounded by her family.
Ella was a faithful member of Maple Avenue Christian Union Church. She enjoyed working in her yard and sitting on her front porch. She was a great cook and loved cooking for her family and baking for her church. She had a Thanksgiving Day tradition of watching the Macy’s Day Parade with her grandchildren every year. She always put her family and friends first. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Ronald McCall of Newark; one son, Mark Ewing of Newark; two grandchildren, Nathan and Noel McCall of Newark; two sisters, Betty Fletcher of Columbus and Erma Jamison of Fuquaybarina, NC; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William C. Ewing in 1988, whom she married on December 8, 1961; sisters, Mary Lute and Venus Ingles; two infant sisters, Dorothy and Edna Cooper; and one brother, Donald Cooper.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Ella to Hospice of Central Ohio. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Friends may call at the Criss-Schoedinger Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street, Newark on Sunday from 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM.
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